The strike will be in a form of a go-slow this week and a full-blown strike on May 6.
Tiso Blackstar employees affiliated to the Information Communication Technology Union will down tools this week over salaries and bonuses.
Tiso Blackstar owns newspapers such as Business Day, Sunday Times, and Sowetan. Its Parktown head office is also the venue for the commission of inquiry into state capture led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. The company was served with a strike notice on Friday. The union said a series of negotiations with management since March have failed.
The union said in a statement: “The company has pleaded poverty and disregarded the fact that workers suffer immense financial pressures due Tiso Blackstar’s failure to compensate them fairly. The first strike which is set for the 6 March 2019 was averted after the employer pleaded with ICTU to afford them an opportunity to negotiate.
“This was followed by a series of engagements and meetings which ended on the 18th April 2019. During this last meeting, it became very clear that the company was not willing to accede to the demands of workers. Workers have been patient for far too long and have resolved to punish the employer’s arrogance by taking their issues to the streets for public sympathy.”– African News Agency
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